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[NightmareFarm]

I find it harder than most people to be emotionally moved by a story. There's countless times where there was this tragic death scene and people on the internet say they couldn't stop bawling their eyes out but for me I either feel nothing or mildly depressed about said moment. Even as a kid. But off the top of the head I do remember shedding a tear in Tales of Berseria when

Spoiler: Berseria spoilers

Phi gave Velvet a pep talk when she lost the will to fight after she finds out the original Laphicet(her 11 year old sickly brother who was stabbed through the chest in a sacrifice ritual by the main villain) is working with the main villain and the other exorcists this whole time to imprison therions(Velvet is one of them) and conduct inhumane experiments on daemons/therions.

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But other than that and perhaps 1 or 2 other instances I cant remember off the top of my head, devils never cry.....

 

[Duellist]

Yes, most recently Baldurs Gate 3. Fight me

 

[Madflavor]

Yes.

 

[Pelao]

I have never literally cried over a game's story.
However, there were moments in some games where I did get emotional. Off the top of my head, I remember specific points in the final acts of Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XV and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Although, there is one non-plot related moment in a game where yes, I did tear up a bit, and that was during the takeoff in the first mission of Ace Combat 7. The feeling of being back home mixed with the music was just too much for me.

 

[dano1]

Last of us part 1
Wasn’t ready for that!!

 

[NightmareFarm]

I have never literally cried over a game's story.
However, there were moments in some games where I did get emotional. Off the top of my head, I remember specific points in the final acts of Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XV and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Although, there is one non-plot related moment in a game where yes, I did tear up a bit, and that was during the takeoff in the first mission of Ace Combat 7. The feeling of being back home mixed with the music was just too much for me.

FFXV had me close to shedding a tear around the ending. Noctis tale was tragic.

 

[Danjin44]

I feel like we had similar threads before...anyway, this time I will answer with different game.

I didn't "cry" but I find Mercedes story in Odin Sphere hit me hard, especially what happens near the end.

 

[radewagon]

The Last of Us's intro hits hard.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The Gravity Rush games..


Are so beautiful and charming...

 

[MacReady13]

Never. Not even close. Stories in games just don’t get to me emotionally at all. I can get scared of certain games. I can laugh at certain games. But cry? Nope. Never.

 

[Punished Miku]

NieR got me. Emil storyline.

 

[Swagballs717]

The ending of Silent Hill 2, where Mary's letter is read in full.

"James... You made me happy."

 

[IAmRei]

Xenoblade's 3 one of particular cutscene. When a doctor taking care female patient to born a child. And the expression of main characters, who never knew how human birthed and they never knew what human baby is. It's yet scary and heartwarming at once and makes me kinda weep. The weird emotion is hard pill. the game itself is very ground breaking in scifi fantasy stories if i might said so. And the reveal of the scene is kind of final punch for me. How human life is beautiful yet also scary.

Xenoblade's 2 one scene with dying driver (summoner) and his blade (summon). The summon, trying to make happy ending to her summoner, old male, which his age is nearly over. So the story is kind of sad, although not enough to drop tears, made me kind of weep a little.

Other than that, i think never had such feeling in video game in my experiences in video game since 1992. Xenoblades truly one of the best game for me.

 

[YukiOnna]

Yeah, plenty of times as I get pretty invested if I'm hooked. Not outright bawling, but I tend to reach the point of tearing up or sniffle or it hitting hard. Too many to name at once, but the FF's like XVI or VII, Kingdom Hearts, Persona, Xenoblade 2 all had their moments.

 

[RedC]

The Walking Dead Season 1

Life is Strange Season 1

 

[Edmund]

Didn't exactly cry but the story stayed with me a long time.


Metal Gear Solid 3
Xenosaga 3
Red Dead Redemption 2

 

[Punished Miku]

Robo always gets me too in Chrono Trigger. Didnt cry but always sad



Then Luca stays up all night fixing him at the fire. Awesome scene.

 

[IFireflyl]

The ending from Final Fantasy X comes to mind.

 

[blue velvet]

I find it harder than most people to be emotionally moved by a story. There's countless times where there was this tragic death scene and people on the internet say they couldn't stop bawling their eyes out but for me I either feel nothing or mildly depressed about said moment. Even as a kid. But off the top of the head I do remember shedding a tear in Tales of Berseria when

Spoiler: Berseria spoilers

Phi gave Velvet a pep talk when she lost the will to fight after she finds out the original Laphicet(her 11 year old sickly brother who was stabbed through the chest in a sacrifice ritual by the main villain) is working with the main villain and the other exorcists this whole time to imprison therions(Velvet is one of them) and conduct inhumane experiments on daemons/therions.

.

But other than that and perhaps 1 or 2 other instances I cant remember off the top of my head, devils never cry.....

Crisis core when I was a kid but that's very rare because videogame writing are horrendous even the high budget ones.

 

[chessy_08]

bioshock 3

 

[Faust]

Many times. To the Moon made me cry the absolute hardest over any other. Steins;Gate also made me sob a bit during the Mayuri ending. FFXVI, Kingdom Hearts 3, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIV... Final Fantasy makes me cry often.

 

[Robb]

No, but I don’t really play games for the story either. If a game is very heavy on story I tend to just skip the cutscenes if possible.

 

[MujkicHaris]

Dragon Quest VIII is the only game that made me shed a tear.
PS2 version, final cutscene with King Trode, Princess Medea and the Hero as they leave the ceremony with a carriage. There are many games with amazing stories but Dragon Quest VIII's is the one I am attached to the most, to this day.
The quality of the world and its presentation in DQ VIII is something that can't be found anywhere else. Not even in DQ XI.

 

[Ian Henry]

Ico
The Last Guardian

 

[Doom85]

Definitely teared up at:

Bioshock Infinite - the ending
Death Stranding - multiple parts during the last 45 minutes of the game
The Last of Us Part 1 - multiple parts
Nier/Nier Automata - multiple parts
Night in the Woods - multiple parts
Persona 4 - the ending
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Barry revealing why Moira grew distant from him
The Walking Dead Season 1 - the ending

 

[IAmRei]

Robo always gets me too in Chrono Trigger. Didnt cry but always sad



Then Luca stays up all night fixing him at the fire. Awesome scene.

I recall the mission that robo singlehandedly channges desert into forest, not weeping at all, but yeah, still, quite a punch for me

 

[NanaMiku]

Xenoblade 2 final scene
Xenoblade 3 final scene
Like a Dragon Gaiden ending

That's what I remembered on top of my head

 

[Sub_Level]

I got teary eyed at the end of FFXIV Endwalker and a couple times earlier throughout the story. Particularly that scene where you defeat the Imperials, they’re all demoralized and starving, and one of the Alliance dudes offers their commander a hot cup of tea….that was beautiful and sad. Sometimes the most simplistic of narratives is the most effective.

 

[real1]

If i recall:

Bioshock Infinite twist/ending
Call of the Sea ending
Last of Us opening

 

[The Pleasure]

This part in quest for glory shadows of darkness

 

[MiguelItUp]

Definitely.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Many times.

TLOU, TLOU 2, RDR 2, GOWR come to mind immediately.

 

[rubik's dude]

Xenoblade 2 final scene
Xenoblade 3 final scene
Like a Dragon Gaiden ending

That's what I remembered on top of my head

That scene at the end of Like a Dragon Gaiden, felt like my feelings got sucker punched.

 

[RECTALTORMENT]

Surprisingly enough, Dark Souls. (When I really started thinking hard about it)

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

If low T was a thread.

 

[Danjin44]

Xenoblade 2 final scene
Xenoblade 3 final scene

Dont forget Future Redeemed when final scene comes and this music plays....

 

[TidusYuna]

I don't cry.

 

[TidusYuna]

The ending from Final Fantasy X comes to mind.

 

[Danjin44]

I don't cry.

 

[Business]

The Last of Us's intro hits hard.

Don’t get me wrong I think Part 1 has one of the best stories in this medium (not a particularly high bar either), but the intro never did much for me. Maybe because if you had seen any game material at all pre-release or even just the game cover what was gonna happen was beyond obvious.

 

[TidusYuna]

Not even for Pyra, clearly had something in my eye.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

When my horse died in RDR2, I felt that.

 

[Clintizzle]

Ori and the Blind Forrest.

 

[Fredrik]

When the story is well-made and music and art merge perfectly, absolutely.

Brothers a Tale of Two Sons was brutal, I lost my parents early and only have my older brother left, the dev really pulled the right strings at that water crossing for me.

Didn’t outright cry at the mountain in Red Dead Redemption 2 but I felt so much and the game was my GOTY in many ways because of that, and I’m not even a person who like story-focused games.

Ori and the Blind Forest had it’s moments as well with the art, theme and music. Super emotional game.
Will of the Wisps had my daughter crying so bad, we had to replay the ending and talk about it.

 

[Boss Mog]

No, and none have even come close. Some movies and TV shows have made my eyes moist but no game has achieved this yet.

 

[Danjin44]

No, and none have even come close. Some movies and TV shows have made my eyes moist but no game has achieved this yet.

 

[Soodanim]

No, and none have even come close. Some movies and TV shows have made my eyes moist but no game has achieved this yet.

Exactly this.

There have been a couple times when games have made me want to play in a way that reflects the cutscene I've just seen. No exploring and picking up loot, just a man on a mission moving with purpose. It's exclusively "Now he's pissed" moments that do that. But even that's immersion/RP, not emotion.

Maybe the lack of emotion I feel for game stories is related to why I never really have much to say when people talk about good or bad stories. To me, the story is there to justify the gameplay. If I enjoy the story, great. If not, it's a reason for me to be where I am doing what I'm doing.

 

[AV]

I think I cried at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4, but I was also 15 at the time.

 

[tusharngf]

 

[xrnzaaas]

Several times in my whole gaming history. I never got emotional in older games when you were clearly playing a bunch of pixels and I couldn't identify with them. It's much "easier" now when characters look so real and I recently dropped a few tears during Like a Dragon Gaiden's ending.